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THE 1897 KENTUCKY DERBY Twentythree candidates for the 1897 Kentucky Derby have made the 30 March 1 payment to the stake which originally had K9 nominations The live ones left are as follows Uncle Joe Arlington ArlingtonBuckvidere ArlingtonBuckvidere Buckvidere Lord Zeni ZeniTyphoon ZeniTyphoon Typhoon II Moncreith MoncreithGreen MoncreithGreen Green Jacket Maddalo MaddaloDr MaddaloDr Dr Shepard Ornament OrnamentCavaloro OrnamentCavaloro Cavaloro Clifford Jr JrBen JrBen Ben Brown Goschen GoschenFleischmann GoschenFleischmann Fleischmann Meadowthorpe MeadowthorpeValesco Valesco Dr Catlett CatlettDominica Dominica Panmure PanmureWabasso Wabasso Carnero CarneroHumbug Humbug HumbugLouisville Louisville newspaperic enthusiasm goes to a song about a field of twenty or so the great ¬ est that ever Wtut to the post and a record breaking Derby What nonsense There will be about six go to the post On form the six if they train well ihould be from this bunch of twelve Typhoon II Arlington ArlingtonCavalero Cavalero Ornament OrnamentBen Ben Brown Lord Zeni ZeniGreen Green Jacket Moadowthorpe MoadowthorpeWabasso Wabasso Dr Catlett CatlettMoncroith Moncroith Carnero CarneroThe The eye of form might pass up Carnero Cava ¬ lero Green Jacket Arlington and Lord Zeni If breen Jackets promise was his form he would have a chance If the best races of Cavalero and Carnero were the average of the colts they too would have a chance chanceBut But form is average not special performance The sharp test lets out Arlington and Lord Zeni and brands them as selling platers Mon ¬ creith outside of one great race touches the edge of the same class and Wabasso is on the verge of a similar circle Ben Brown and Mea ¬ dowthorpe can be dismissed for the same reason reasonWhat What candidates are left Three Ornament Typhoon II and Dr Catlett CatlettOne One of the three should win the Kentucky Derby of 1897 1897A A placing of the three on their races of 1896 would suggest this sort of a finish finishTyphoon Typhoon II 1 1Dr Dr Catlott 2 2Ornament Ornament 3 3To To the critic who writes this Typhoon II was the best of the Western 2yearolds of 1896 He had size action and quality in looks That Al ¬ gol fellow was a good colt but he ran more shabbily at his worst than Typhoon II and isnt much in appearance Ornament was erratic be ¬ cause of his temperament Hes a grand colt though in looks and by performance He may tone down If he does hes deeply dangerous in any 3yearold event of 1897 1897Dr Dr Catlett was a groat colt last fall the best in Western training But he hadnt had the hammering and training of the other two and was fresher at the end If the three do well and go to the post they will furnish a great race Wabasso Moncreith and Ben Brown are the best of the others othersIn In the latest betting on the race Ornament is the 2VJ to 1 favorite Dr Catlett and Typhoon II are each 4 to 1 Moncreith 15 to 1 and Moadow thorpa and Carnero each 10 to 1 Wabasso is 20 to 1 and Ben Brown 25 to 1
